Did I get a good Raleigh package?
05-01-08, 05:43 PM
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Did I get a good Raleigh package?
The frame has some surface rust...Parts are going to need service. I got an old 8 speed Mirage groupo Exa Drive if that is still compatible and a Reynolds 531 Raleigh. My guess is that it is a later model grand prix. It has a plastic bottom bracket cable guide and a cheezy blue/purple paint scheme.
For 200$ I got the hubs/brakes/brifters/derailleurs/mirage crankset/like new bottom bracket
A non campy Shimano 105 hub laced to an old Matrix Aero wheel with a 7 speed hyperglide cassette. (needs a spoke and truing) but the cassette is like new.
Front Bontrager wheel low spoke straight pull spokes, true and straight
The frame is a Grand Prix USA model 531 tubing. I'm hoping to transplant all the parts over to the Masi
The hub and cranks are exadrive...I hope I can still get parts for these in the near future.
For 200$ I got the hubs/brakes/brifters/derailleurs/mirage crankset/like new bottom bracket
A non campy Shimano 105 hub laced to an old Matrix Aero wheel with a 7 speed hyperglide cassette. (needs a spoke and truing) but the cassette is like new.
Front Bontrager wheel low spoke straight pull spokes, true and straight
The frame is a Grand Prix USA model 531 tubing. I'm hoping to transplant all the parts over to the Masi
The hub and cranks are exadrive...I hope I can still get parts for these in the near future.
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Sounds like a good deal. Whatcha gonna do with the frame?
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Sounds like a Japanese Huffeigh. I have one; rides great.
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I dont know what to do with the frame. I was thinking of selling on fleabay or the local craigslist. It might be a japanese huffy but it has USA decals...Maybe it is I dont know.
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So I got a high end huffy with a nice campy group and some wheels 
I suppose I could have got it cheaper but oh well. Now I have something more modern to tinker with.
I suppose I could have got it cheaper but oh well. Now I have something more modern to tinker with.
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You got a high-end Panasonic or something to that extent. Something along the lines of one of the later '80s 4130-tubed Japanese Schwinns with a nicer finish.
Remember, Huffy's involvement with Raleigh was purely in management only. Huffy's manufacturing facilities did not produce the Raleigh bikes manufactured during this era.
Incidentally, you say it is a Grand Prix and 531 - it should be light metallic green with a purple headtube like Quickdraw's machine, correct?
-Kurt
Remember, Huffy's involvement with Raleigh was purely in management only. Huffy's manufacturing facilities did not produce the Raleigh bikes manufactured during this era.
Incidentally, you say it is a Grand Prix and 531 - it should be light metallic green with a purple headtube like Quickdraw's machine, correct?
-Kurt
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